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pucker
[ puhk-er ]
/ ĖpŹk Ér /
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verb (used with or without object)
to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict: Worry puckered his brow.
noun
a wrinkle; an irregular fold.
a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or crookedly sewn.
Archaic. a state of agitation or perturbation.
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Origin of pucker
OTHER WORDS FROM pucker
puckĀ·erĀ·er, noununĀ·puckĀ·ered, adjectiveWords nearby pucker
pucellas, puck, pucka, puck-carrier, puck control, pucker, puckerood, puckery, puck hog, puckish, puckout
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British Dictionary definitions for pucker
pucker
/ (ĖpŹkÉ) /
verb
to gather or contract (a soft surface such as the skin of the face) into wrinkles or folds, or (of such a surface) to be so gathered or contracted
noun
a wrinkle, crease, or irregular fold
Word Origin for pucker
C16: perhaps related to poke Ā², from the creasing into baglike wrinkles
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